Posted by Sunnely on January 30, 2001, at 20:30:29
In reply to Visual Disturbances and SSRI's, posted by Jared on January 28, 2001, at 23:08:41
Hi Jared,
I'm not sure if visual disturbances have been reported with the SSRIs per se. Paxil has been reported to cause a glaucomatous attack especially in the elderly. This is probably not your case as this would have been found by your ophthalmologist.
I know for fact that visual disturbances have been reported with nefazodone (Serzone) and its chemically relative drug, trazodone (Desyrel). To be more specific, the visual disturbances more commonly reported with these 2 drugs are "visual trails" or "ghost shadows" sometimes called "palinopsia" (seeing again or visual perseveration) The exact cause or reason as to how they occur is unclear. The phenomenon seems to occur in a dose-related fashion that is, the higher the dose, the higher the chance. Usually lowering the dose of the drug helps alleviate this problem.
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> Has anyone here experienced noticeable, long term visual disturbances while on or after taking ssri's. I would be more specific, but I'm trying to keep this question very open. I will tell you my experience. I have been on SSRI's(all of them) on and off since I was 14. At this point in time I have this constant visual disturbance where I see what I can only describe as these little shooting stars, only with no light involved. Its like I see something dart by really quick, like a movement in my visual field. I wonder if this could be realated to the SSRI's? The opthamologist I went to did not have an explanation.
> Others have said they are floaters, or white blood cells rushing through my eye that for some reason I am seeing projected onto my visual feild. I am also incredibly nearsighted and sometimes see these little blue "stars" fade in and out of my vision. I have also used marijuana from time to time throughout my teenage years, but haven't done that for a year now. (I am 23). I also did LSD 2 times when I was 16-17. Any thoughts? Thank you.
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